# Staff Software Engineer, Incentive Offers

**Company:** [Metropolis](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/metropolis)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $200k – $250k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Scala, Java, TypeScript, React, AWS, MySQL, Postgres, Snowflake, Datadog, Git, Kubernetes, AI/ML, Distributed Systems, Real-Time Systems
**Posted:** 2026-05-13

> Leads technical strategy, architecture, and development of scalable Incentive Offers platform handling high-volume transactions, real-time communications, and integrations. Requires 8+ years experience, expert JVM languages like Scala/Java, and advanced CS degree.

## Job Description

## What you'll do

- Define the technical strategy and long-term roadmap for the Incentive Offers platform
- Architect scalable services for offer management, campaign eligibility, and business rule enforcement
- Design high-throughput infrastructure for real-time member communication and preference management
- Develop identity resolution systems that connect physical-world vehicle signals with digital member profiles
- Build robust attribution and measurement engines to track closed-loop redemption across diverse verticals
- Engineer seamless integrations between our platform and external partner systems or point-of-sale technologies
- Mentor senior engineering talent and advocate for high standards of engineering craft and efficiency
- Solve complex distributed systems problems related to high-volume transaction processing and data consistency
- Partner with Product and Marketing leaders to translate business objectives into scalable technical solutions
- Identify and resolve systemic bottlenecks to improve developer velocity and system reliability

## What we're looking for

- Advanced degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
- 8+ years of experience building customer-facing applications and complex distributed systems
- Demonstrate expert proficiency in **Scala**, **Java**, or similar JVM-based languages
- Experience with **AI/ML** tools to improve engineering productivity or system intelligence
- Show a proven track record of leading technical strategy for significant engineering initiatives
- Possess a strong background in architecting data-intensive platforms and real-time event-driven systems
- Communicate complex technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Mentor engineers to foster a high-performance engineering culture and technical growth
- Design for operational excellence including observability, monitoring, and automated testing
- Navigate high levels of ambiguity and deliver results in a fast-paced environment

## Nice to haves

- Familiarity with marketing technology stacks or consumer-facing loyalty platforms
- Experience working in high-growth startup environments or industry-leading tech companies

## Our Stack

**Languages + Frameworks:** TypeScript, React, Scala (principally), Java (limited)
**Datastores:** MySQL, PostgreSQL, Snowflake
**Cloud:** AWS
**Version control:** Git & GitHub
**AI Tooling:** Copilot on GitHub and Claude Code
**Observability:** Datadog

## Compensation

Anticipated base salary: **$200,000 - $250,000 USD** annually (plus benefits, equity, bonus).

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